Rafał Omelko prize money
Rafał Omelko has been paid $5,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 2062nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from two paid finishes in the men's 400 m, the best of them 5th.
The Diamond League pays by finishing place and nothing else. A published card sets what first through eighth is worth, the same figure in every discipline at that meeting, and ninth pays nothing.
Every payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bislett Games 2017 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Bauhausgalan 2017 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| All two | Men's 400 m | - | $5,000 |
The two paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $5,000 is two separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.00% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Around Rafał Omelko on the money list
Ranks 2042 to 2082
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2042 | Gloria Kite | two disciplines | - | $5,000 |
| 2043 | Haron Lagat | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,000 |
| 2044 | Ismail Abakar | Men's 400 m hurdles | - | $5,000 |
| 2045 | Jasmine Hyder | two disciplines | - | $5,000 |
| 2046 | Jason Morgan | Men's discus throw | - | $5,000 |
| 2047 | Jeneva Stevens | Women's shot put | - | $5,000 |
| 2048 | Jeremy Dodson | Men's 200 m | - | $5,000 |
| 2049 | Jessica Ennis-Hill | three disciplines | - | $5,000 |
| 2050 | Jessica Young-Warren | two disciplines | - | $5,000 |
| 2051 | John Gregorek Jr. | two disciplines | - | $5,000 |
| 2052 | John Kibet Koech | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,000 |
| 2053 | Keneth Kiprop | two disciplines | - | $5,000 |
| 2054 | Laura Samuel | Women's triple jump | - | $5,000 |
| 2055 | Lorenzo Perini | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,000 |
| 2056 | Luis Zayas | Men's high jump | - | $5,000 |
| 2057 | Magdalyne Masai | two disciplines | - | $5,000 |
| 2058 | Marion Lotout | Women's pole vault | - | $5,000 |
| 2059 | Mikel Thomas | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,000 |
| 2060 | Nataliia Krol | Women's 800 m | - | $5,000 |
| 2061 | Paolo Dal Molin | Men's 110 m hurdles | - | $5,000 |
| 2062 | Rafał Omelko | Men's 400 m | - | $5,000 |
| 2063 | Reggie Jagers III | Men's discus throw | - | $5,000 |
| 2064 | Sineade Gutzmore | Women's triple jump | - | $5,000 |
| 2065 | Steven Richter | Men's discus throw | - | $5,000 |
| 2066 | Su Wen | Men's triple jump | - | $5,000 |
| 2067 | Viktor Butenko | Men's discus throw | - | $5,000 |
| 2068 | Wioletta Frankiewicz | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $5,000 |
| 2069 | Yuliya Krevsun | Women's 800 m | - | $5,000 |
| 2070 | Beatrice Masilingi | Women's 200 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2071 | Chiara Scherrer | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | - | $4,750 |
| 2072 | Clemens Prüfer | Men's discus throw | - | $4,750 |
| 2073 | Elizabeth Patterson | Women's high jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2074 | Eloisa Coiro | Women's 800 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2075 | Gilles Biron | Men's 400 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2076 | Gloria Hooper | two disciplines | - | $4,750 |
| 2077 | Jessica Woodard | Women's shot put | - | $4,750 |
| 2078 | Joel Clarke-Khan | Men's high jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2079 | Lester Lescay | Men's long jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2080 | Nawal Meniker | Women's high jump | - | $4,750 |
| 2081 | Robin Vanderbemden | Men's 200 m | - | $4,750 |
| 2082 | Teddese Lemi | Men's 1500 m | - | $4,750 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Rafał Omelko is 2062nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $5,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Rafał Omelko most
Bislett Games 2017 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Pieter Conradie, Jonathan Borlée, Mauritz Kåshagen, Baboloki Thebe, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Pavel Maslák.
Bauhausgalan 2017 paid $2,500 for 5th in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Rabah Yousif, Onkabetse Nkobolo, Pieter Conradie, Steven Gardiner, Baboloki Thebe and Kevin Borlée.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Rafał Omelko won?
$5,000, which ranks 2062nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from two paid finishes in 2017.
What is Rafał Omelko's biggest Diamond League payday?
$2,500, for finishing 5th in the 400 m at the 2017 Bislett Games. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 5th and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Rafał Omelko gets paid?
Entirely by where he finishes. The series publishes one rate card a season and applies it to every discipline at every meeting, so a place is worth the same in the men's 400 m as it is in the shot put on the same afternoon. Eight places are paid and ninth pays nothing. There is no bonus for a record and no share of a gate.
Is this everything Rafał Omelko earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. It holds no championship prize money, no national federation payment, no appearance fee and no sponsorship. What it does hold is every dollar the series itself paid him, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 3,683 athletes across the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Rafał Omelko is Paolo Dal Molin on $5,000, and one below Reggie Jagers III on $5,000. Rafał Omelko is one of 84 Poland athletes athletics has paid, and Poland athletics prize money adds them up to $2,711,542 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Rafał Omelko has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Bislett Games has its own page across every edition of it.